Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
would provide for methane emission detection and mitigation.
would facilitate efficient state implementation of NAAQS.
would amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.
would amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to notify applicants of the completion status of right-of-way applications under §501 of FLPMA and §28 of the Mineral Leasing Act.
would authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian tribes.
would establish within the Office of Land and Emergency Management of EPA the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains.
would reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act.
would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing.
which would amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of NOAA, was passed by the House.